X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from zproxy.gmail.com ([64.233.162.203] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 988899 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:53:25 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.233.162.203; envelope-from=wdleonard@gmail.com Received: by zproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 4so426259nzn for ; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 07:52:41 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=Gf0eIXUI6HwM1YpkIqCQMhIA+Fu3oLj8jna5ab71JeQOjn456nlggB2VaDGNnuIQhaGY5A6v+NlFkiGtSHwARcOCgip967ajj6W1bGWkMAbnhkDeog1nTQzx+0oxvEJjj6MtXru9oSSm+URU+Lh0PX7f33QSRq+T3OJ2kFaik+k= Received: by 10.65.20.13 with SMTP id x13mr959052qbi; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 07:52:41 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.65.192.3 with HTTP; Fri, 17 Feb 2006 07:52:41 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <1c23473f0602170752g5247726ch18a2b8d32d626f95@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 07:52:41 -0800 From: David Leonard To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Iron Plates OK In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_13734_28868554.1140191561611" References: ------=_Part_13734_28868554.1140191561611 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On 2/16/06, Ken Welter wrote: > > Looks good, if the blueing was that thin I would try them as long > as they checked out for warpage. > Was there any water in the oil ??? like I mentioned before I found > two core engines that I rebuilt leaked water into the oil do to > cracks from freeze ups, these cracks are usually found in the center > housing. > Was there any evidence where combustion could have leaked into the > water or where coolant leaked out??? > Ken Ken, I found no evidence of water in the oil. I also have not found where the original leak was coming from. I have not had time to pressure check the radiator, but it is a throw-away because I can see the stop leak stuck in the core passage inlets. The stop leak may have also fixed the leak. I= t is pretty clear that the majority of the coolant came out through the pressure cap. This was a case of me trying to fix a small (probably insignificant leak) and I caused the big one (with my brilliant low pressur= e cap idea) No way to tell if combustion gasses were getting into the coolant, and all the inner o-rings (Teflon from Tracy) melted. I will give that center housing a better look, and perhaps try to test it i= f I can think of a way. Thanks, -- Dave Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rotaryroster/index.html http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/vp4skydoc/index.html ------=_Part_13734_28868554.1140191561611 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline

On 2/16/06, = Ken Welter <rotary.coot@v= erizon.net> wrote:
  Looks good, if the b= lueing was that thin I would try them as long
as they checked out for wa= rpage.
Was there any water in  the oil ??? like I mentioned before I fou= nd
two core engines that I rebuilt leaked water into the oil do to
cr= acks from freeze ups, these cracks are usually found in the center
housi= ng.
  Was there any evidence where combustion could have leaked into = the
water or where coolant leaked out???
  Ken
 
Ken, I found no evidence of water in the oil.  I also have not fo= und where the original leak was coming from.  I have not had time to p= ressure check the radiator, but it is a throw-away because I can see the st= op leak stuck in the core passage inlets.  The stop leak may have also= fixed the leak.  It is pretty clear that the majority of the coolant = came out through the pressure cap.  This was a case of me trying to fi= x a small (probably insignificant leak) and I caused the big one (with my b= rilliant low pressure cap idea)
 
No way to tell if combustion gasses were getting into the coolant, and= all the inner o-rings (Teflon from Tracy) melted.
 
I will give that center housing a better look, and perhaps try to test= it if I can think of a way.
 
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